Job prospects Assembler And Tester, Wire Cables in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Machine operators of other metal products (NOC 94107) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Machine operators of other metal products in Manitoba:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Machine operators of other metal products mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 49%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 19%
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 19%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 11%
• 88% of machine operators of other metal products work all year, while 12% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 50 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 11% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 57% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: 11% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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